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Re: Gas

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:28 am
by PowerMalc
GTB
Thanks for that explanation.
We are in the process of possibly buying a new Macan. This will be our last ICE car as I hope hydrogen stations and cars will be
readily available in 6 to 7 years.
I don't want an EV with longterm battery problems and long charging times

Re: Gas

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:28 am
by Percymon
From recollection a recent Fifth Gear article included the Mirai, and they stated something like only 12 hydrogen stations in the UK.

Very much chicken n egg; sadly at the moment the UK is struggling to keep pace on electric chargers so hydrogen stations are not on many peoples radar

Re: Gas

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:08 am
by Bluesnose1812
The infrastructure cost of installing just 2 H2 pumps in say 25% of the existing stations over the next 10 years is far less than upgrading the local electricity grid. The 5000 pumps would have a theoretical throughput of 1.5 million cars per day. The scaling up of more pumps can proceed on demand as petrol and diesel use declines over the next 20 yeats.

Re: Gas

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:20 am
by mueslibrown
Lets also not forget we are switching to EV's where there are (or will be) supply constraints on the Critical Metals needed to sustain the energy switch - pretty much every developed country/region has a list of exactly the same metals and minerals. The mining majors are currently on 'gold rush' style M&A spree buying up whats left (usually deposits that were previously uneconomic) or buying out existing mines/deposits ...

https://www.federalregister.gov/documen ... l-minerals

https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents ... ons/native

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/ ... ritain.pdf

https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/nrcan/fil ... 021-EN.pdf

https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of ... ve-summary